Why Literature? The premature obituary of the book. By Mario Vargas Llosa It has often happened to me‚ at book fairs or in bookstores‚ that a gentleman approaches me and asks me for a signature. "It is for my wife‚ my young daughter‚ or my mother‚" he explains. "She is a great reader and loves literature." Immediately I ask: "And what about you? Don’t you like to read?" The answer is almost always the same: "Of course I like to read‚ but I am a very busy person." I have heard this explanation
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Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work. The word literature literally means: "things made from letters". Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction and non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose. Literature may consist of texts based on factual information (journalistic or non-fiction)‚ a category that may also include polemical works‚ biographies‚ and reflective essays‚ or it may consist of texts based on imagination (such
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literature review the report is aimed to research the reason for P&G marketing decision of being sponsor of Shanghai EXPO. Therefore I do this research from some subjects. To the P&G itself‚ the marketing is important. In the Marketing: An Introduction ( Scottish Qualifications Authority‚ 2006)‚ it is said that the marketing means that “selling goods that don’t come back to customers who do—at a profit which satisfied shareholders—using means which satisfy other stakeholders”.(P17) and it was divided
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“A STUDY ON REVIEW OF LITERATURE IN RECRUITMENT PROCESS” 1.Ours and Ridder (1992) introduced a novel method to test the hypothesis that firms search sequentially based (in which applicants are screened as they show up) on the relationship between the number of (rejected) job applicants and the number of employees hired. The author used data compiled from filled vacancies for the Netherlands. Different types of search methods were distinguished. The results implied that when firms use advertising
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Deception in Literature Deception has been a vital part of literature for as long as writing itself has been relevant. This being said there is more than one method or type of deception present; this essay will use three pieces of literature to further understand the different types of deceit that an individual can‚ and most likely will interpret from literature. The three pieces of writing that will be picked for this are as follows: “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ The Scarlet Letter
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used by marketers to segment market. Furthermore‚ they are standard and readily available and marketers believe that consumer behaviours are highly related to these variables (as cited in Greenwell‚ Fink and Pastone‚ 2002‚ p.233). An analysis of literature suggests that‚ among psychographic variables‚ concern about health‚ food safety‚ impact on the environment and animal welfare as the
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4-5D JAPANESE LITERATURE I. History A. Ancient Literature (until 764)- “Nara Period” (AD 710 to 794) Kan’ji- Logographic Chinese Characters which is first writing system used by Japanese that was introduce by Chinese. Kana- are syllabic Japanese scripts‚ a part of the Japanese writing system contrasted with the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji. 3 Kana Scripts: Man’yogana- (old syllabic) Katakana- (modern angular) Hiragana – (modern cursive) IMPORTANT LITERATURES Kojiki- ("An
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other churches. Gothic literature began in England with the novel the ‘Castle of Oranto’ by Horace Walpole. From this novel‚ gothic fiction developed and flourished‚ becoming a significant literary genre that inspired famous works such as Frankenstein‚ Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Gothic texts share the central theme of horror‚ and incorporate elements of romanticism to create a dark‚ mysterious atmosphere and evoke feelings of fear within the reader. Gothic literature is‚ in essence‚ a genre
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What is Marxism? Write a note on the influence of Marxism on literature. Marxism is a sociological approach to literature that viewed works of literature or art as the products of historical forces that can be analyzed by looking at the material conditions in which they were formed. Marxism generally focuses on the clash between the dominant and repressed classes in any given age and also may encourage art to imitate what is often termed an "objective" reality. Contemporary Marxism is much broader
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CLASSIFICATIONs OF LITERATURE I. Divisions of Literature Literature Prose Poetry Fiction Nonfiction Dramatic Narrative Lyric Drama Short Story Novel Tale Fable Myth Legends Folktales Essay Biography Autobiography Diary History Chronicle News Anecdote Tragedy Comedy Opera Operetta Ballad Epic Metrical Tale Metrical Romance Ode Sonnet Song Elegy POINT OF COMPARISON | PROSE | POETRY | Form | Paragraph | Verse | Language | Words and rhythms of ordinary and everyday language | Metrical‚
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